While you are definitely right that it should be ‘peeking’, I actually fell into happy chance that it turned out to be a nice play on words – ‘peaking’ almost describing the way a dog points its body toward what it’s looking for.

Obviously it didn’t quite work, but hopefully this comment will at least clear up any confusion!

Loved this one. Definitely in your element but with a very fresh take. The zombie apocalypse from a dog’s perspective is a great idea and one you write really well.
You’ve done a good job of playing with the fabled sixth sense possesed by our canine friends.
I like the language you use; the rhythm of your narrative feels very ‘hardboiled’. Read this aloud in a gravelly voice and it becomes a dog version of Batman or Rorschach. Very cool. Nice layout too 🙂
Does this one tie into the zombie serial at all?

I liked the way this turns into a zombie scene without actually having a zombie as part of it.

And I’m so glad you are enjoying our writerly community! This is why I don’t use the linky-link system, which makes it less time-consuming to actually link us all together but gives little or no personal interaction. I’d rather have fewer participants who communicate than a blind horde with no interaction. In the end, our writing is communication/art and our Fictioneer community is a great audience 🙂

Animals are usually forgotten in zombie fiction. When they are used, it’s usually just as a hook to create more of a likeable main character.
An entire zombie apocalypse story from the perspective of a dog though? That’s an interesting concept. 🙂

Those were my thoughts exactly. You might be onto something there. Begs questions: Would there be animal zombies? Could said protagonist consume or roll in zombie parts without getting infected?Are zombies interested in dog brains? Hmmmm…..

Those were my thoughts exactly. You might be onto something there. Begs questions: Would there be animal zombies? Could said protagonist consume or roll in zombie parts without getting infected?Are zombies interested in dog brains? Hmmmm…..

Yay! Zombies!! Well, you get an instant favourite from me for that twist. Really liked it, this was strongly written, and I liked how it all played out to that moment. The dead walk. Sparely and effectively narrated. Excellent 🙂